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Batelco to launch BlackBerry Z10 in Bahrain

Manama, January 31, 2013

Batelco, a leading telecom services operator in Bahrain, will launch the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone powered by BlackBerry 10 in the kingdom.

The new BlackBerry Z10 is the first smartphone based on the re-designed, re-engineered and re-invented BlackBerry 10 platform, giving customers a powerful and unique new mobile computing experience. The BlackBerry Z10 smartphone is the fastest and most advanced BlackBerry smartphone yet, and offers customers a smarter experience that continuously adapts to their needs.

Batelco Group general manager of Media Relations Ahmed Al Janahi, said: “We recognize the important role that BlackBerry smartphones have come to play in the daily lives of individuals and enterprises and their widespread popularity worldwide. We take our commitment to meeting our subscribers’ changing needs seriously, and we strive to provide them with the latest technology to enhance their everyday lives.”

Carlo Chiarello, EVP, Global Smartphone Business at RIM, said: “The BlackBerry Z10 smartphone delivers a powerful new platform for BlackBerry customers. Combined with network and service plans from Batelco, BlackBerry Z10 customers will be delighted with a re-invented communication experience, seamless multitasking, easy access to multiple social networks, and the peace of mind that BlackBerry security gives them.”

With BlackBerry 10, very feature, every gesture, and every detail is designed to keep customers moving and includes advancements such as:

• Peek and Flow into the BlackBerry Hub – A new mobile computing paradigm where what matters to customers is always only one swipe away

• Keyboard – Understands and adapts to customers, so they can type faster and more accurately

• BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) – Allows customers to share things with the people that matter to them in an instant

• BlackBerry Balance technology – Protects what is important to customers and the businesses they work for

Customers can pre-order the new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone from Batelco at the company website, a statement said. – TradeArabia News Service